RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Summary
Establishes the behavioral health social worker scholarship program at UH, which requires recipients of the scholarship to commit to five years of service with DHS, DOH, PSD, Judiciary, or contracted service providers. Appropriates funds. Takes effect on December 31, 2059. (HD2)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2020
Last action Mar 16, 2020
Floor votes · House Feb 28, 2020
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 51
Feb 28, 2020
D
Democratic45
93% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
9
Mar 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HMS/HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-20 2:45PM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to HMS/HRE, WAM.
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 273).
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, DeCoite, Holt, Thielen excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt, Takayama excused (2).
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Reported from LHE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 578-20) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on LHE recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Hashem, Quinlan, DeCoite, Johanson, D. Kobayashi, Morikawa, Ohno, Tarnas, Tokioka, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Committee
Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 230-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LHE.
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) San Buenaventura, Nakamura, Belatti, B. Kobayashi, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Referred to HSH, LHE, FIN, referral sheet 5
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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